NIGERIA NEEDS AN EDUCATED PRESIDENT - DICKSON WE NEED A ROBUST DEBATE ON RESTRUCTURING- TAMBUWAL
NIGERIA NEEDS AN
EDUCATED PRESIDENT - DICKSON
WE NEED A ROBUST
DEBATE ON RESTRUCTURING- TAMBUWAL
Gov Seriake Dickson and Gov Aminu Tambuwal |
The Governor of
Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the country
was in need of a highly educated and competent President.
Governor Dickson
stated that the time had come for Nigeria to be led by a visionary leader, a
nation builder and a democrat.
A statement by the
Special Adviser, Media Relations to the governor, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, quoted
him as having made the comment while playing the host to a Presidential
Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party and Governor of Sokoto State,
Aminu Tambuwal, and members of his campaign team at the Government House
Yenagoa.
Governor Dickson
stressed that time had come for Nigeria to produce a detribalized
consensus builder as president with a consciousness that he had a
responsibility to all Nigerians.
The governor also said
that those in leadership positions in the county had a key responsibility to
rescue the country come 2019.
He said, “Nigeria
needs a competent leader, an educated leader. I know you all, all your
certificates are genuine. Nigeria needs a nation builder, a bridge
builder. Nigeria needs a democrat and i know you are all of these.
“The nation needs a
detribalized consensus builder who knows that he has a responsibility to all;
We have got a responsibility to rescue this nation.”
Governor Dickson
restated the position of Bayelsa State, the Ijaw Nation and associates in the
Niger Delta that the 2019 election would be a referendum on restructuring.
According to him, the
people’s votes would go to candidates with commitment to restructure the
country and address the obvious imbalances in the country.
He said that it was
the desire of the Ijaw Nation and indeed the Niger Delta to have a country that
would protect all Nigerians and provide for all irrespective of region,
religion and ethnicity.
Speaking earlier, the
Governor of Sokoto State, Tambuwal who canvassed the support of Bayelsa and
indeed delegates of the Ijaw Nation, promised to initiate a robust debate on
restructuring if elected President.
He said that the
pressing demand for resource control and fairness in resource
allocation in the Niger Delta and the demand for true federalism were given the
deserved attention under him as the leader of the country.
Tambuwal who also
promised to revisit the issue of poverty in the northern part of the country,
said that the challenge of transparency in the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation would be tackled with the reintroduction of the Petroleum
Industry bill.
“We shall initiate a
robust debate on restructuring and how this country should be governed going
forward.
“I am aware that there
is a growing desire across the country for this debate (restructuring) to take
place. I assure you that I will not allow anything that will shut out Nigerians
from such an important national discourse and engagement on the future of this
country.
“I'm well aware that
the great compatriots and people of the Niger Delta are very much interested in
issues about resource control. I'm also aware that the people of the South West
are interested in about issues bordering on true federalism.”
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